Workshops & events

Counselling and Development offers job search workshops to provide you with relevant resources and tools to facilitate your integration into the Quebec workforce.

Choosing your career

• Avez-vous fait le meilleur choix de carrière?
  Les étudiants découvriront les étapes faciles à suivre afin de choisir ou valider leur choix de carrière idéale. Veuillez noter que cet atelier est offert entièrement en français.

Climbing the corporate ladder

• Building Your Career in Quebec
  Learn which work-related values are important to Quebec employers and which behaviours and communication styles will help you climb the corporate ladder.

Making an impression with prospective employers

• Career Fair Tips: How and Why to Prepare for a Career Fair
  Prepare for upcoming career fairs and company presentations. Learn how to make a memorable impression and network with company representatives.


• Entrevue 101 (in French)
  During this interactive workshop, learn how best to prepare for an interview, discover how to answer difficult questions and practice interview questions through role-playing, while practicing your French!


• Interview 101: The Art of Communicating Your Skills to an Employer
  During this interactive workshop, learn how best to prepare for an interview, discover how to answer difficult questions and practice interview questions through role-playing.

Gaining work experience

• Find an Internship and Make the Most of It
  Learn how to search for an internship opportunity that will help you advance your career. Find out how to make the best impression and make the most of this learning experience.

Finding a job

• Job Search Strategies
  Learn how to begin and conduct a job search to find your ideal job. Understand the hidden job market and employ proven strategies that will work for you.


• Market Your Skills: Get a Job!
  Think you can’t get a job with only a B.A. in Arts and Science? Think again. Learn how to market your skills to get the dream job you want.


• The Power of Online Social Networking for Job Search
  Use social networking web sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook to make connections and market yourself. Learn tips and avoid traps for effective networking.


• Savvy Social Skills Series: Networking Know-How & Job Search Etiquette
  
  • Session 1: Job Search Etiquette
    Knowing proper job search etiquette will not only leave a lasting impression but can often determine whether or not you get the job. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of social, conversational, communication and dining etiquette to give you a winning edge.
  • Session 2: Networking Know-How
    Is it possible to be yourself at an event and still make a positive impression? This workshop will show you how to work a room, mingle and further develop your networking techniques.
  
  
• Successful Résumés
  Obtain more job interviews by learning to create a résumé that offers employers a clear, concise picture of you and your accomplishments.